INSTC Countries Meet in Tehran to Survey Mega Project's Progress

The corridor will connect Iran with Russia’s Baltic ports and give Russia rail connectivity to both the Persian Gulf and the Indian rail network
the Seventh International North-South Transport Corridor's Coordination Council Meeting and the eighth meeting of Expert Groups convened in Tehran on Monday.

High-ranking officials from Iran and 12 other countries, namely India, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Syria, gathered for the events, which is set to conclude on March 5.

The meetings were aimed at exploring ways of facilitating transportation of freight and passengers through the international corridor, as well as following up on earlier agreements made between the above-mentioned states, all of which are located along the route.